Yesterday I attended my third funeral in as many weeks. To me that is just a little too much for one month. Each death was slightly different and each funeral ceremony was different as well. The one common thread from each occasion is that it has allowed me to reflect on the people and moments in my own life.
Life is to be cherished. We only get one chance at it while on this Earth. So I have found that I cherish many things and am thankful to have them. So what means the most to me? Well here it is in a sort of inglorious list.
My Family. My family simply means everything to me.
My friends. You know who you are. I appreciate all the moments we have shared.
And that is really all that matters. All of the rest is simply material possessions and moments spent with either my family or my friends.
All I can say is do not take anything for granted and appreciate the time we have with each other to its maximum.
S-I-X
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
MechWarrior Franchise Reboot Coming To 360 (and PC) And The Trailer ROCKS.
Wow, has it been a month since E3 already? Man how time flies! Things have been kind of busy what with summer here now and the busy month just having wrapped up at that thing called work... So now I think I can get back to posting on a semi-regular basis and show you some of the cool things that I find out there for the 360. ODST is still about 10 weeks away and we have all seen and kept up with Bungie's news (you do read B.net right?) so for today I thought I'd show you something that was announced yesterday that really piqued my interest.
Remember playing pen-and-paper BattleTech? Remember playing the PC version and then later the original Xbox MechWarrior? I sure do. Now it looks like the guy that formed FASA now runs Piranha Games, and that company got the rights to MechWarrior. The series is about to get a next-gen reboot and the trailer that was released yesterday looks fantastic. It feels like MechWarrior has all the right sights and sounds and if done right, make quite the comback.
One question though - Doesn't it seem like when things go bad, really bad, there's ALWAYS an Atlas around to fuck you up?
Yeah, I thought so...
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Remember playing pen-and-paper BattleTech? Remember playing the PC version and then later the original Xbox MechWarrior? I sure do. Now it looks like the guy that formed FASA now runs Piranha Games, and that company got the rights to MechWarrior. The series is about to get a next-gen reboot and the trailer that was released yesterday looks fantastic. It feels like MechWarrior has all the right sights and sounds and if done right, make quite the comback.
One question though - Doesn't it seem like when things go bad, really bad, there's ALWAYS an Atlas around to fuck you up?
Yeah, I thought so...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Xbox Live Service Maintenance
Well E3 is over and we're all still absorbing the announcements and previews of all the cool new games and features that were thrown our way. So now's the time apparently to fix Xbox live so that it'll all work, now that everyone's back in Redmond...
From Major Nelson:
"On Tuesday, June 16th from 7:01AM UTC (12:01 AM PST) for up to 24 hours, Xbox Live will be offline for maintenance. As a result, Xbox LIVE and the ‘My Xbox’ section of Xbox.com will be unavailable, and the Xbox forums will be in read only mode (you won’t be able to post.)"
Click for the rest of the post and details...
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From Major Nelson:
"On Tuesday, June 16th from 7:01AM UTC (12:01 AM PST) for up to 24 hours, Xbox Live will be offline for maintenance. As a result, Xbox LIVE and the ‘My Xbox’ section of Xbox.com will be unavailable, and the Xbox forums will be in read only mode (you won’t be able to post.)"
Click for the rest of the post and details...
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Friday, June 5, 2009
E3 Videos: Mindblowing Epic Space Opera Edition
Continuing with our E3 week of new game videos that are worthy of our attention and playable on the Xbox 360, we come now to another BioWare treat. This time it's Mass Effect 2. Mass Effect was amazingly immersive and almost mind numbingly expansive in the size of the universe; add that to a great story and mix of FPS and roleplaying, and you have a great game that you knew would spawn a great sequel. And so here it is. Mass Effect 2 looks to build on all of those aforementioned traits and bring us back into those familiar roles. I guess it's time for me to finally finish the first Mass Effect so I'll be ready for this when its released! Enjoy another great trailer!
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Mass Effect 2
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Mass Effect 2
Thursday, June 4, 2009
E3 Videos - Stealth Edition
Another cool announcement at E3 this year was from UbiSoft for the new Xbox 360 exculsive release, Splinter Cell: Conviction. I really enjoyed playing the older Splinter Cell games on my original Xbox. They were a very cool mix of action and stealth, being sneaky one second and then shooting and kicking the crap out of someone the next. It looks like they have really ramped up the visuals, the story, and the way the game unfolds with a new visual mission goal presentation style. This game looks quite polished and the stealth agent style is striking. Let's hope the gameplay is as good! As per usual here is UbiSoft's presentation from Microsoft's E3 conference with the full trailer and then live gameplay presented by the developers themselves.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Lovin the E3 and the ODST
Devil has been doing an awesome job keeping us up to date on the happenings over at E3. The Star Wars Old Republic video is just S I C K. And I do have to steal some credit as I was the one to send it to him in the first place. But he blogged it and I sometimes have a hard time embedding videos - but all that really matters is that the video kicks ass.
I really dig the Modern Warfare 2 game play video too. They didn't even cheat - they were playing live on stage!! I wonder how many times I would have fallen off that cliff ledge . . .
Bungie has also been revealing more details about ODST almost daily. I watched a video where the Firefight game mode was better explained and also showed some game play. It looks really cool. I cant wait to play it. I will post one pic of a firefight screen and try to explain it a little. So look at the following picture and then read on for more details.
So if you click on the pic, you should get a larger view of it. It displays the normal HUD view you get as a player in ODST, but you will also notice some additional icons. First, on the upper right is the scoring. Pretty simple - its the skull multiplyer plus your score and how long the game has lasted. On the upper left shows your squad stats. Your squad of four gets 7 total lives. Once the seven lives run out, the game is over. Also, each wave is five parts. So the boxes show what part of the wave you are on. Finally, there are the skulls. These are the game skulls from Halo 2 and 3. They are activated as you progress to make the game more difficult - and also enhance your scoring.Also, it was explained that the Covenant baddies in Firefight will be extremely aggressive and come after you. You may want to plan your strategy around that. It also means, look for ammo reloads anytime you can find them. It doesn't sound like you are going to have a lot of time to go looking. And there will also be a whole new set of achievements for ODST and medals and awards. ODST will also have its own integrated stats coverage on Bungie. So you can see how good (or bad) you are and compare yourself to your friends. ODST comes out on September 22, 2009. Price is $59.99 - and if you pre-order it, you will get a token to unlock Sgt. Johnson for game play. Nice!!
And finally - just a few more screen captures I did from the ODST game play trailer. Enjoy.
S-I-X
**Devil's Edit:
Here is the Firefight developer walkthrough presented by Bungie privately to the media at E3 courtesy of Gametrailers. Again you can also find this on B.net in HD.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
E3 Videos - Snowmobile Edition
Huh? Snowmobiles. Just wait for the payoff.
Another tease at E3 was the upcoming Modern Warfare 2. This time the boys at Infinity Ward didn't just show the trailer, they played the game live on stage! Here is the video direct from the press conference feed of the first gameplay to be seen outside of the trailer. It doesn't really get wild 'till about 2/3 of the way in but then...
Modern Warfare 2
Snowmo-f'n-biles! Shooting while driving one-handed! Seriously, that looks REAL fun.
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EDIT:
WOAH - now THIS is better quality. From Gametrailers.com. Extended Gameplay, and no cuts to a portly guy on stage with sweaty hands...
You can see a lot more in this video, more proof that so far it looks like Infinity Ward has another win. This will be a very cool game.
Another tease at E3 was the upcoming Modern Warfare 2. This time the boys at Infinity Ward didn't just show the trailer, they played the game live on stage! Here is the video direct from the press conference feed of the first gameplay to be seen outside of the trailer. It doesn't really get wild 'till about 2/3 of the way in but then...
Modern Warfare 2
Snowmo-f'n-biles! Shooting while driving one-handed! Seriously, that looks REAL fun.
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EDIT:
WOAH - now THIS is better quality. From Gametrailers.com. Extended Gameplay, and no cuts to a portly guy on stage with sweaty hands...
You can see a lot more in this video, more proof that so far it looks like Infinity Ward has another win. This will be a very cool game.
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